Isabelle

she/her

5.0

(2)

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

LGBTQ+

Teacher/Educator

Women/Femme Identifying

About Isabelle

LGBT Friendly I’ve been a GM ever since the my second day in my High School’s DND Club, and have played or GMed in a variety of games, from play testing my English Teacher’s system to running the original I6 Ravenloft Module in Shadowdark.

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, World Builder

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I became a GM because

Nobody else around me wanted to stand up to the task, so I did and learned as I went. That makes me a firm pioneer in the belief that anyone can be a GM, no matter your background or experience.

I got started GMing...

In my high school’s dnd club running improvised one shots for the people who were new or didn’t have enough people to run their normal group. After high school I began running more traditional campaigns but also stuck to my roots of making my own original stuff and reacting to player choices.

My favorite shows/movies are

Anything psychological horror. I like slasher flicks but it’s stuff like Silence of the Lambs or Skinimarink that really get me excited. A lot of the horror I consume comes from the Creep Cast Podcast and recently I’ve started reading The King In Yellow

How Isabelle runs games

Solid mix of tough combat and roleplay. Death is always on the table, but that just means a convincing argument or a high Charisma is even more important to stay alive. I enjoy running homebrew hexcrawls and dungeons, but am also down to improvise war with the Kobold armies as revenge for the kidnapping of Binkus.

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I deal with rules issues by...

Determining what would be the most fun for everyone involved and what will lead to the best memories of the session long after it is finished

I once ran a session...

where the players found the deck of many things and using it became the rightful owners of the Vampire’s Castle. They wanted to trap the Vampire outside so he would need to be invited in, and I went out of my way to make sure that ending they wanted and were hoping for could happen.

When it comes to voices

I do voices for every character with a moderate amount of skill

Isabelle's ideal table

My ideal players are generalists who like roleplay and combat. My preferred table is one where everyone gets a say in what things the party does, and the party is free to chase whatever they find most interesting, not the path I want to force them down.

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I love it when a player

finds a part of the game cool, because that lets me expand upon that character, location, faction, or item and tie it in to everything else, keeping them hooked and making the entire world more interesting.

I think min/maxing...

Can be very fun for players to do, and should be rewarded for player creativity and passion. However, it crosses a line if the minmaxer begins telling other players how they should play/build their character, or complaining when another player behaves “unoptimally.”

My table is not the place for...

romance. If players are in a relationship and want to reflect that in game that is fine, but my table is not a place for you to pick up chicks. Anyone who makes others uncomfortable will be asked to stop, and if necessary, to leave. The comfort of all my players is my top priority.